Park Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Park Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Hill, ~70% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Park Hill leans more Democratic than 23 of 27 neighbors.
Park Hill runs about 61 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Park Hill. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Park Hill leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Park Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Park Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Park Hill, Denver, CO sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Park Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Park Hill sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Park Hill, Denver, CO D+74
- Skyland, Denver, CO D+75
- Clayton, Denver, CO D+68
- Central East Denver, Denver, CO D+62
- City Park, Denver, CO D+73
- Elyria Swansea, Denver, CO D+40
- Stapleton, Denver, CO D+56
- Whittier, Denver, CO D+79
- Cole, Denver, CO D+71
- Cheesman Park, Denver, CO D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Sacramento, Sacramento, CA D+59
- Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY D+62
- North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY D+55
- City Heights West, San Diego, CA D+41
- Tampa Palms, Tampa, FL D+16
- Magnolia, Seattle, WA D+72
- Upper Clinton Hill, Newark, NJ D+80
- Prosperity Church Road, Charlotte, NC D+55
- Baker-Zachary Area, Baker, LA D+33
- South Berkeley, Berkeley, CA D+79
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.